SB 25-166: Health-Care Workplace Violence Incentive Payments

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

The act includes a performance metric related to workplace violence in determining quality incentive payments made to hospitals. No later than September 1, 2025, the act requires the department of health care policy and financing (state department) and the quality incentives payments subcommittee of the Colorado healthcare affordability and sustainability enterprise board (board) to consult with a group of named stakeholders to develop recommended workplace violence metrics, determine whether any federal or private funds are available to assist hospitals in lowering the number of incidents of workplace violence, and develop legislative recommendations. The act requires the state department to include a progress report on developing workplace violence metrics during its 2026 "SMART Act" hearing. The act requires the board to include legislative recommendations it develops as part of its January 2027 report to the general assembly, the governor, and the medical services board. Beginning July 1, 2026, and each July thereafter, the act requires the state department to assess whether each hospital has adopted a formal policy to address workplace violence and submitted the reporting requirements to the department of public health and environment for the next federal fiscal year. The act exempts hospitals with fewer than 100 beds from the reporting requirements. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 35 · Republican 8

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. May 5, 2025Governor Signed
2. April 25, 2025Signed by the Speaker of the House
3. April 25, 2025Sent to the Governor
4. April 24, 2025Signed by the President of the Senate
5. April 17, 2025House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
6. April 16, 2025House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
7. April 11, 2025House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
8. April 8, 2025House Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
9. April 1, 2025Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
10. April 1, 2025Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services
11. March 31, 2025Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
12. March 27, 2025Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

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